Temporary binder.



JOHN J. EDWARDS, fil ANN ARBOR, MIOHIGAE.

reseason? BiNDER.

tion of Latter! Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 191.6.

Application no Hush is; H85. Serial Fo- 250,433.

To all whom it may concern: V

Be it known'thet I, Jonn 5. 'Eowssos, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ann Arbor, in the count of Washtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Temporary Binders; and I do hereby declare the following to he a. full, clear, and exact description of the inven tion, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it eppertains to make and use the some. 7

This invention relates to temporary bindore for holding blank or other sheets of paper or cards and for filing letters, hills receipts, &o., and more particularly to that class of devices in which hinged binding wires or rods with laterally-extending hooks are used for filing the sheets, cards, 36, by inserting the hooks through preferably suitably spaced perforations in the sheets, cards, or other nistter to be filed.

The main object of my invention to provide a. simple and eflicient temporary binder with means for positively locking and retaining the hooks thereof in closed position, while permitting them to he easily opened and again returned to closed position and firmly locked without liability to open accidentally in handling.

The invention will first be hereinafter more fully described with reference to the sooonn i;

psnying drawings, which form a port of this specification, end then pointed not in the c aims at the end of the description. e

In seid drawings, Figure 1 is s perspectiye View of a temporary binder embodying my invention showing the some applied to e hook-cover having its sides thrown open and partly broken away. -Fig.. 2 is a. osrspsctive View of the binding wire snd locjng device therefor detached from thdcoros; showing the "srts in the position they scoops when the liooiis are closed 1; on the holder and looked. Fig. 3 is a similar perspective View showing the parts in the position they occupy when the binding-wire is unlocked also showing in dotted lines the position of the hooks and binding-wire when the hooks are open Fi 4 is a cross-section taken on the line 1V of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is'a. cross-section taken on the line V V of Fig. 1. Fl 6 is. 3. crosssection showing the hook unloc ed end openi Flfi. T is a detail sectional vies showing in fu and dotted lines the hook in closed and open positions, respectively. Fig. 3 is a. de-

. a. longitndino a p "mint with a loo ng member E toil perspective View of s fragment of the device, illustrating the locking'connectionbd tween the hooks and locking slide. Fig. 9 is a plan view of e modification of the invention, the intermediate lock being omitted. Fig. 10 is a plan View of another modification in which the locking connections betweenthe locking-slide and hooks are omitted.

Referring'to the drawingsjthe letter A de notes on ordinary boolocover with which my binder may be conveniently associated in actual use eithoughit may be used with any other snitshle support or independently, according to the desires of the manufacturer or user. For convenient attachment to the hack of the cover of a book or other suitable sup ori end for securing the hinding=wire an iociiing clerics to other properly assemhlsd practical use l preferably em loy a. heck piste B, which, as illustrated in ig. 1, may be attached to the inside of the hack of the cover A by means of strips of cloth or other suitable material glued over it and to the hook-back. This book plate B has its 0 osite edges folded or bent over upon itself ongitudinelly, so as to overlie and form n pivot-seat for the bindin Wire C siong one ed 8 thereof and s. sii ewey for lly-movsble locking device I) the other edge. The oinding-Wire cons preferably, of a pair of hooks c, rigid with a main body portion 0 having a lateral 3; isotion, loo or tensor: on a ehy Wino 't e hooks may be positively locked and retained in closed position and readily disengaged and opened for the insertion or removal of a sheet or sheets letter or letters, or other matter-to be pieced on or token of? the binder. The locking device D preferably consists of n rod or her siidshiy fitted in the fold or over turned ed e 3 of the heck plate B, ssid folded ed c having ,3. centrally-disposed recess" 5 and notches o 5 near its opposite ends to re ceive the tongue and hooks, respectively, of the binding-wire when the hooks are closed 11 on the hook piste or holder. The locld'ng slide D has also s recess d on one side thereof and notches s ss isso posits side thereof nes'r nsoppesile ends, W. ,ch when'brought into slinemont' with the recess and notches of the holder will prevent contact of the hooks and tongoes with the slide when the hooks are closed noon the holder. In the latter position the locking-slide may be moved longitudinally sufliciently to bring the recess and notches therein out of alinement with the recess and notches of the holder, and the intermediate portion of the slide will overlie and hold down the tongue or projection so as to prevent the hinged binding-wire from turnmg and releasing the hooks. Auxiliary looking devices are provided by notching or curving the ends of the hooks opposite the notches b of the holder, so that when the slide is moved to bring the recess and notches therein out of alinement with the recess and notches of the holder the body portion of the slide will engage the curved or recessed ends of the hooksand lock the same in closed position. The

movin the s ide in the opposite direction.

The ocking member or slide D may be conveniently held against rotation by providing return-bends at the ends thereof fitted to slide back and forth in wa s rovided therefor by the overturned or fiddled edge of the back plate or in any other suitable manner, so as to maintain the same in proper position for engagement and disenga ement with the tongue and hooks of the bin ing-wire.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9 the intermediate locking device provided by the ton ue on the binding-wire for engagement wit the lockin -slide is omitted, provision for locking the indin -wire being made by engagement of the 100 'ng member with the curved or recessed ends of the hooks only.

In the modification shown in Fig. 10 the auxiliary locking connections between the ends of the hooks and the slide are omitted, and the binding-wire is adapted to be locked and firml retained in place when the hooks are close by means of the intermediate projection or tongue on the binding-wire undery'in'g the locking-slide.

In assembling the dparts the binding-wire is properly positione back plate or holder and the edges 0 the latter between the hooks and the projection or tongue on the bindin -wire are bent over, so as to embrace and had the bindin -wire in ivotal or hinged relation thereto. he lookmg member or slide is then placed along the opposite edge of the back plate, and the edge 0 the latter is bent over so as to embrace and secure the lockin -slide in the slideway thus formed, the hol or being suitably notched and recessed to permit the ends of the hooks to ass into position for engagement with the loc 'ng member and to receive the projection or tongue on the binding-wire, as reviously described. The notches in the es e of the back plate which receive the depending ends of the hooks serve also as guards therefor and prevent the same from being bent sidewise or out of alinement with said notches. -When the slide and binding-wire have been properly positioned and secured in the folds can be released, however, by

along one ed e of the e aiai of the back plate, the latter may then be attached in any suitable manner to the back of a book-cover or other support,'or the said back plate, combined with the hinged binder and locking member, may be used independently of any support therefor, if desired to use tl' e same without a cover.

In operation the parts are assembled and locked in the position indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 by en agement of the locking-slide with the recesse ends of the hook and the intermediate tongue or projection. When the locking member is moved to the position shown in Fig. 3, (the hooks of the binding-wire being opposite the notches or recesses in the looking member and the ton e also opposite the recess therein,) the hoo s may be raised to the position shown in dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 7 and in full lines in Fig. 6. In this position blank sheets, cards, or other matter to be filed can be slipped upon the hooks or in a similar manner removed therefrom. By a reverse movement of the parts the hooks are again brought into the position shown in Fi s. 1 and 2 and locked. One of the bent en s of the locking member may be convenientl used as a handle for pullin and pushing the locking-slide into or out of ocking position, or any other suitable means may be em loyed for this purpose, as may be desired or Found to be most convenient in practical use.

While I preferably em loy a holder consisting of an oblong meta ic plate having its sides or longitudinal edges folded and serving as a means for rotatively securing thereto alon one edge thereof a binding-wire provide with hooks having notched or bent ends and arranged to swing transversely of the holder to its 0 posite side or edge for engagement with a qocking-slide movable lengthwise of. the holder in a fold or folds thereof for locking said hooks in closed position, I do not desire to be limited to the exact construction and arrangement of parts illustrated and s ecifically described, for it is obvious that tiie hooks may be retained in closed position b other means and without the interposition oi a locking-slide for engagin their crooked or notched ends, and the hol er may also be differently constructed and of any suitable material and its edges difl'erently folded, and various other changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A tem orary or loose-leaf binder comprising a ho der adapted for attachment to the back of a book -cover, a bindin -w1re hinged along one margin of the hol er and rovided with hooks extending across the body of the holder and having end portions books for locking an holding them in oiosed tsaid opposite margin adapts to en a e sai and there the hooks in closed position, suhstantiaiiy as v holder to its opposite margin for insertion turned down on the back plate and for reable holder, a hinged binding-wire havin ing device consisting of a. sliding member binding-wire hinged longitudinally on i said holder alongflone margin thereof and having 1 constructed to engage with retaining means alongthe opposite margin of the ho der for seeming1 the hooks in closed position, and means ong the latter-margin adapted to engage and look saidend portions of the hooks.

2. A tem rary or loose-leaf binder comprising a ho der adapted for attachment to the back of a book-cover, a binding-wire havin an intermediate portion rotatively secured to said holder along one margin thereof and rigid hooks at op osite extremities of 'said intermediate portion extending transversely of the holder to the op osite margin thereof, and means along the atter margin constructed to enga e with the ends of said position.

3. A tem crazy or loose-leaf binder comprising a'ho der adapted for attachment to the back of a book-cover, a bin swirehaving anintermediate portion hi along one margin of said holder and provi ed with rigid hooks and a proj ectionextend'fng transversel of the holder to the opposite margin thereo and a locking member slidabl secured alon BI'OEBJJIOH and positively lockand o d the co in closed position. V V

4. A temporary binder comprising a suit hooks, a projection extending from said'bin ing-wire transversely of the holder in the same direction as the hooks, and a tripie leek-* having notches or recesses therein to receive said hooks and ton e and adapted to he slid into engagement with said 1100 s and tongue yfirmiylock the binding-wire with described.

5. A temporary binder for holding sheets and the iike, comprisin a holder adapted for attachment to the bee of a book-cover, a

lateral hoo extending transversely of the through the sheets, and means adapted to engage said hooks for positively locklng said wire with its hooks closed on the holder, sub-V stantially as described.

and thelike, comprising aback late or holder adapted for attachment to the oak of a bookcover, a binding-wire hinged longitudinally along onemargm'of the older andhaving lateral hooks extending transversely of, the holder to its opposite margin for insertion thro h the sheets, and manipulative means on the latter mar 'n of the back plate adapted to engage said 'ooks for positively loclong said wire in position with its hooks closed or 6. A temporary binder for holding sheets leasing said wire to permit turning thereof to open or raise the hooks and permit attach ment or removal of the sheets, substantially as described. 7 7 7. A. tom era binder compris' a back lateor hol er,a inding-wirehmigd' ongituall thereto having lateral hoo for insertion t ugh'the sheets and ha a rigid lateral tongue, and a manipulative evice on the holder adapted to engage said hooks and ten 7 e to hold thehooks closed down on the hoi er and to release said'hooks and ton e to permit opening or raising of the bee substantially as described.

8. A temporary binder comprisin a back late, a binding-wire having a hoc and a rocking member integral therewith, and means in the back plate for en aging said hook and locking member to lockt e bindin wire in normal closed position, substantial y as described.

'9. A tom orary bindercornprising a back plate,'a bin in'g-wire havin a portion pivotally secured in the back p ate and provided with a hook, a tongue on the pivot ortion,

and means in the back plate adapts to engage said hook and tongue to revent ivotal movement of the binding-wir n substa htially as described. v

' 16. A tom orary binder comprising a back plate, a bin lng-wire having hooks at opposite ends and an intermediate Eivotportmn secured'in the back late and avinia loop therein, a lockings ide in the has plate.- adlpted to engage said hooks and ice to prevent ivota movement of the binding-,- wire, an means for manipulating said slide, substantially as described.

11. 'A tempering hinder com rising a back plate having a fol extending a ong one edge thereof forming a ivot-seat, a binding-wire 7 having a' hook an locking rejection and a ivot portion secured in sai seat, and means in the back plate cooperating with said 'ection to prevent pivotal movement 0 the in wire, substantially as described.

2. temporary bindereoni rising a back plate, having itsopposite edges olded, a bindrug-wire having a ivot portion secured in one of said-folds and provided with a hook or hooks, a projection on the ivot ortion and a looking-slide secured in t 0 0t er fold and movable along the back plate to engage said projection an prevent pivotal movement of the binding-wire, substantially as described.

- 13. A temporary binder comprising a back plate pavinfi its edges bent over upon itself ongitudina y thereof so as to form a ivotseat for the hind -wire and a sli eway along the op osite .e e thereof for a lockingslide, a bin mg-wire aving a centrally-disposed projection and hooks at its ends rotativel supported in said pivotseat, a slidable rod tte in said slideway having notches or recesses therein confronting the ends of said hooks and projection when the hooks are closed upon the back plate, and notches or recesses 1n the edge of the back plate to receive the ends of said hooks, substantially as described. i

14. A tempora binder for holding sheets of aper and the ike, comprising a sultable hol der independent of but adapted for attachment to the back of a book cover or subport, and a ,binding-wire rotatively secured along one side of said holder and provided with hooks arranged to swing transversely of the holder and having their ends constructed to engage with retaining means at the op 0- site side or margin of the holder, to at er with means at the opposite side of the older for engaging e ends of said hooks so as to retain them in closed position.

15. A tempora binder for holding sheets of paper and the 11 e, comprising a ho der independent of but adapted for attachment to a suitablesupport and consisting of an oblong plate having its opposite sides turned over u on itself or folded, a binding-wire rotative y secured in one of said folds and provided with hooks arranged to swin transversely of the holder to the opposite fold; said hooks having their ends constructed to coact with suitable retaining means on the holder, and means at the latter fold or opposite side of the holder for engaging the ends of said hooks and retaining them in closed position.

16. A tem orary or loose-leaf binder comprising an ob on holder having spaced openings or notches t erein along one of its lon er margins, a binding-wire hinged to said hol er along its opposite margin, curved hooks ekholder and from said binding-wire transversely 17. A temporary or loose-leaf binder com.

prising an ob ong holder adapted for attachment to the back of a book-cover and having openings or notches along one margin thereof to receive the ends of hooks entered therein, a binding-wire rotatively secured on said having a hook or hooks extendin transversely thereof ada ted to enter sai openings or notches, said hooks having end portions constructed to engage retaim'n means within the holder, together wit means for engaging said end ortions and preventing the withdrawal of tlie hooks.

18. A temporar or loose-leaf binder comprising an ob ong older adapted for attachment to the back of a book-cover and havin its longer marginal portions turned bacfi upon itself or folded, and also having openings or notches along one of said longer margins, a binding-wire rotatively secured to said holder in one of said folds and having hooks arranged to extend across and enter the openings in the opposite fold, and means for engaging the ends of the hooks ente said 0 enings to prevent the withdra wfi thereol In testimony whereof I aflix in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. EDWARDS.

my signature Witnesses: CHAs. E. RIOBDAN,

OSGOOD H. DOWELL. 

